time was

The first time was a charm for North Hollywood senior Ananya Balaraman, who repeated as the Division I girls’ champion in Thursday’s City Section cross country finals at Elysian Park.

Within a single paragraph, we are told that time “was flying by,” that someone “stopped in his tracks” while others “hurried breathlessly.”

A mural of Rashford, who led a campaign against the government's plans to scrap free school meals out of term time, was defaced in south Manchester following the final.

The free time was beyond glorious, but the days started to blend into one another.

Each time was like a tiny jab, till Penelope’s heart felt as full of pins as the lumpy red pincushion carried by Madame LePoint, the dressmaker at Ashton Place.